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Aug. 19 1924.

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P. D. PARSONS MACHINE FOR INSBRTING SUSPENSION DEVICES IN TOILET PAPER PACKAG Filed Feb. 25, 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 n JIJLH ILIIJI u n Ll! ll II n u] II II /N VENTOR Phi/1p D.- Farm/7s.

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P. D. PARSONS MACHINE FOR INSERTING SUSPENSION DEVICES IN TOILET PAPER PACKAGES Filed Feb. 25, 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 EX 15W 43 IN VEN TOR Z ORNEY La +9, QAA

Patented Aug. 19, 1924.,

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Application filed. February 25, 1.922. Serial 1%. 539,318.

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Be it known that I, PHILIP D. PARsoNs, a citizen of the United States and resident of Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented an Improvement in Machines for Inserting Suspension Devices in Toilet-Paper Packages, of which the following is a specifier.

tion.

The object of my invention is to provide an automatic machine for perforating toilet paper packages and inserting through the perforation a metallic tongue of a suspension device, whereby the package is adapted to be suspended in a dispensing cabinet.

My object is further to provide a construction of machine which shall operate in a continuous and automatic manner with accuracy and which shall receive the paper packages on a suitable conveying device preferably of a turret type which successively brings the package into alinement with a perforating mechanism and thereafter with a mechanism for introducing a suspension device through the perforation for uniting the sheets into a package and providing means for suspension thereof, and finally automatically discharging the same; said operations being performed under definite control.

My invention also consists of improvements hereinafter described whereby the above objects and results are attained said improvements comprising certain organization and combination of parts which are fully described hereinafter and more particularly defined in the claims.

Referring to the drawings: Fig. 1 is a plan view of a machine embodying invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of my improved machine taken online 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. '8 is a front elevation of the machine; Fig. 4c is an elevation of the mechanism for insertingthe suspension de' vice; Fig. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a portion of the paper package after it has been perforated; Fig. 6 is a similar view with the suspension device applied through the perforation and clinched t0 the aper; and Fig. 7 is a skeleton per-' spective view of the operating devicesof the mechanism for applying the suspension device to the paper package. I

2 is the table or main frame of the ma- 'which it is to be shifted.

chine. 3 represents a turret supported above the table and journaled upon -an upright stud 3? whereby it may rotate in 51. horizontal plane. The turret is preferably made octagonal and provided with a plurality of box-like receptacles 4 secured to and rotating from the turret proper, as in dicated more fully in Fig. 1.. Theseboxlike receptacles are provided with sides but I are p en at the ends and are adapted to receive the paper packages 56', and convey then'i during the rotation 'of the turret s'uc cessively in alinement with a perforating or stabbing machine 28 and a suspension applying mechanism 29. v The paper packages 56 may be fed into the b'oxqike ec p; tacles 4 by hand or in any other suitable manner. Preferably, I employ the followmg mechanism. I

Anendle'ss apron 5 is guided over rollers 6 and 7 for receiving the paper packages and conveying them to a position indicated in 1. If desiredythese rollers 6 and '7 may be'conn'ected bychains and sprocket 7 wheels, though this isnot essential. At each side of the travelling apron 5 is arranged an upright guide wall 8 between which the paper package'is guided and to facilitate the introduction of the paper package the outermost ends of these guide walls 8 may be slightly flared. Vfhen the package of paper 56 has been conveyed by the apron 5 to the position indicated in Fig. 1, it is 'received against a plate 9 which'limits its travel andp'ositions it in accurate alinement with. the box-like receptacle 1 into To transfer the paper package into the boX-like structure 4. of the turret, I provide the pusher device 10 which is secured to a horizontal shaft i to the upper rod 11) and which is recip-- rocated by a hinged arm 14 which receives motion from acrank wheel 16 by means of a link 15 8). Z

Theparticular njiechanism for insuring the timing action whereby the reciprocations of the rod 11 and the pusher arm 10 are caused At the front end of the main frame 28 is a head 30 in which a vertically reciprocating plunger 31is guided andcaused to reciprocate by means of a link 35 pivoted to the crank Secured to and projecting v downard from the plunger 31 is the perforating or stabbing blade 32. Slidably connected at the front of the head 30 is a presser foot 36 which is adapted to move vertically under the action of the two springsv 38 and 39 between which is arranged a block 37 connected with the plunger 31. It will now be understood that as the plunger 31 rises, thespring 39 raises the presser foot sufficiently to allow the paper package to be conveyed under it and thereafter, when the plunger 31 is driven downward for the purpose of perforating the package, the spring 38 is put under compression and forces the presser foot 36 tightly upon the paper package simultaneously with the descent of the perforating blade or knife 32. In this manner, the paper package is firmly held during the perforating thereof. As soon as the perforating of the paper is completed. the perforating blade 32 is raised with the plunger 31 while the presser foot- 36 still maintains pressure upon thepaper and thereby acts as a stripper to prevent the rise of the paper while the blade is being withdrawn. As soon as the blade has left the paper, the presser foot is raised by the final upward movement of the plunger, so as to be out-of the way when the turrettakes a further horizontal motion to couvey the perforated paper to the mechanism for inserting the suspension device.

In addition to the mechanism which has been described in connection with the perfo rating or stabbing devices, there is pivoted to the head 30, adjacent to the lower part thereof, a plate 40 whose function is to press upon the outer end of the package of paperto press it backward in the boxlikereceptacle 4, so as to insure having all of the paper packages in accurate position at the time that the perforation is made. A spring 41operates to move this plate 40 away from the box-like receptaclecontaining the paper and an arm 42 secured'to the plunger 31 is adapted to press upon the outer side of the plate 40, and as the plunger descends, the arm 42 rapidly presses the plate toward theend of the paper package, so thatv the paper package is definitely positioned and held against displacement in a longitudinal direction, during the descent of the perforating blade. As soon as the plunger 31 rises, the arm 42 also rises and the spring 41once more withdraws the plate 40 from the paper package and permits it to be conveyed by the turret to the mechanism. for inserting the suspension device comprising the tongue 54 and the socket portion 53, which is clearly shown in 6. The paper package, when perforated, will have the incision 57 arranged in the middle as to width and close to one end of the package longitudinally considered, as will be understood by reference to Fig. 5, which shows the perforated end of a package. The package, so perforated, is next moved to a position beneath the suspension applying mechanism 29, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, wherein the box-like receptacle 4 is shown as being positioned immediately below the operating mechanism for inserting the suspension device.

hllore specifically referring to this mechanism 29, there is a table 45 provided with a horizontally reciprocating feeding blade 46, the forward end of which is provided with two 7 arms having their opposing edges beveled, so as to receive a triangular shaped socket part of the suspension device (Fig. 7). ln'nnediately over this blade is a vertical guide-way 44 of any suitable construction through which the suspension devices 53 are caused to pass downwardly by gravity, and the lowermost of these suspension devices is brought into position whereby the beveled arms of the plate 46 are in position to cooperate in such manner as to push the socket portion 53 forward beneath the plunger 43 which is arranged to reciprocate vertically in the frame 43*, The lower part of this plunger 43 is provided on opposite sides with the spring actuated jaws 58 which are notched at their free endsso as to receive and grip the socket portion at its widest end. A pivoted support 58 isalso yieldingly hinged to the lower end of the plunger 43 to receive and support the wide end of the socket portion 53 of the suspension device during the descent of the plunger and when the tongue 54 is being driven through the perforation 57 in the paper package. Before the plunger 43 descends, the sliding plate 46 is withdrawn and leaves the suspension device 5354 in the custody of the jaws 58 and 58 at the bottom of the plunger. The plunger thereupon is driven downward and when the end of the tongue 54 passes through the paper package, it is received upon an anvil 54 which causes itto be bent sideways, as indicatcd at in Fig. 6, so that said suspension device is clinched in position upon the paper package. When this action 'lSj tCCO1n plished, the plunger :43 ascends and the springactuated jaws 58 and 58 are released from the socket portion '53 of the suspension device and rise to a position suitable for the reception of the socket portion of another suspension device.

The means for reciprocating the plunger 43 comprises the following instrumentalities. Extending laterally from the plunger 31 of the perforating device is a horizontal arm 52 which extends through the vertical slot in the plunger 43. This plunger furthermore, is provided with sockets in which coiled springs 59 and 60 are respectively arranged one below and the other above the said arm 52, 4). It will now be un derstood that when the plunger 31 descends, the arm 52 descends with it, so that at the same time that the perforated blade 32'comes into action to perforate one package of paper, the plunger 43 is driven downward for inserting the suspension device in the perforation of a previously prepared package. The employment of the spring '59 .per-' mits the suspension device to be driven tightly down upon the paper package but with sufficient yieldingness that no undue pressure will be applied. Similarly, the spring 60 permits the arm 52 to move some what after the plunger 43 has beenraised to the full height and into accurate alinej ment to receive the next suspension device.

The mechanism for operating the plate 46 for feeding the suspension device into alinement with the plunger 43 consists of the following parts: A lever 47 isjpivoted to the stationary frame at 48 providing a short arm which is hinged to a; horizontal sliding block 49 and along arm which is connected with the reciprocating.plate4fi. The forward end of the block 49 isibeveled, as at 49 and cooperates with a roller51 journaled upon the vertical reciprocating plunger 43. A coiled spring 50 havingone end connected to the stationary frame and the other end to the sliding block 49-, operates to move the block toward the roller 51 and to withdraw theplate 46 backward from the plunger 43. When however the plunger 43 is fully elevated, as indicated in Figs. 4 and 7 it forces theblock' 49 tofthe left and moves the sliding plate 46 into the position'necessary for feeding the, socket portion 53 of the suspension device to a position immediately beneath the plunger. lVhen the plunger43 descends, the block 49 is released, the spring 50 comes into play, the lever 47 is swung backward at its lower part, and the plate 46 is withdrawn to a position to receive the next suspension de vice, all of which willbe readily understood by reference to Fig. 7, supplemented by Fig. 4. I

When the paper packagehas been thus supplied"with' the suspension device, it will be of the construction. illustrated in Fig. 6, and is then conveyed by the rotation of the turret to a position in alinementwith a delivery apron When in this position. a

discharging arm 28 secured to the rod 11 will discharge the package from the looX- like receptacle 4 to the delivery apron 27.

the feeding and discharging rod 11 and for operatmgthe feeding apron for delivering assembled sheets into the machine, the following mechanism may be employed. From the belt driven shaft 34, chain and. sprocket transmission 26 imparts rotation to a shaft '21 below the table, the said shaft driving the vertical. shaft 18 by ineans of miter gears: 18. The upper end of the shaft 18 is provided with one. member of a Geneva transmission 20, the other member of which is secured to the turret 3.

TheGeneva transmission is of the usual form in which each revolution of the shaft 18? and its vmember imparts intermittently rotary motion through the other member to the turret and thereupon holds the latter stationary through the remainder. of the revolution of the said shaft 18. This mechanismfgives an intermittent rotary motion tothe turret from a continuously driven shaft, all of which will be understood by reference to Figs- 1 and 2. I

The shaft 21 is further geared by miter gears 22with a shaft 23 at right angles and having at its distant end a connection by chain and sprocket gears 24 with the driving'ineans for the endless belt for feeding the assembled sheets into the machine. The shaft 21 is alsogeared by means of spur-gearing with the shaft carrying the gear 17 which isof a construct-ion having' onehalf of its circun'iference provided with teethand the remaining half cylindrical .with'out teeth. Arranged adjacent to the gear 17andintermittently rotated by it, is the crank gear 16 to which the link 15 is pivoted as before referred to. The link 15 operates the lever 14. and through connections imparts reciprocation to the feeding and discharging rod 11, as before described. The gearlti has teeth upon the greater party of its circumference to mesh with the teeth onthe gear 1. but it has also a blank or wider. tooth portion curved. to

fit the cylindrical part of thegear 17,50

age for holding the as a unit, conveylng means that after a full revolution of the gear 16 by a semirevolution of the gear 17, said gear 16 remains stationary during the second half of the revolution of the gear 17. This mechanism imparts an intermitted action to the rod 11, so that it is inactive dur ing half of the time and active during the remaining half.

I do not confine myself to the various details of means for operating the several active portions-of the machine which directly prepare the paper package, as such mechanism may be greatly varied withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention, it merely being necessary to provide intermittent actions in respect to the turret and the feeding and discharge mechanism, which shall operate in timed relation with the means for perforating the paper and introducing the socket member into the perforation and clinching the tongue thereof in po sition.

"While the tongues 54 are provided with the socket parts '53, the invention broadly is for introducing the tongues through the paper packages for holding the sheets in definite relation and this would be the same whether the end of the tongue opposite to the clinched part 55 was provided with the socket 53 or not, and I do not limit myself in this respect.

It will also be understood that ordinarily these paper packages are backed With a sheet f stiff paper or light cardboard which is held in place by the socket portion 53 and tongue, such backing merely constituting a thick sheet at one side of the package; and

while this is not material to the invention, in practice, the heavy sheet prevents the light tissue paper of the packages curling upwardor becoming deranged.

It will now be apparent that I have devised a novel and useful construction which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable, and while I have in the present instance shown and described the preferred embodiment thereof which has been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that I do not restrict myself to the details, as the same are susceptible of modification in various particulars without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a machine of the character stated, the combination of a perforating mechanism having a vertically reciprocable perforating member for perforating a paper package,

with a vertically reciprocating mechanism forv inserting a metallic tongue through the perforation in the paper packsheets thereof together providing horizontal surfaces upon which the paper packages he for successively feeding paper packages to the perforating mechanism and to the metallic tongue inserting mechanism, and means for intermittently operating the conveying means, the perforating mecha nism and metallic tongue inserting mechanism in timed relation with respect to each other.

2. The invention according to claim 1, wherein further there is provided automatic means comprising a reciprocating shaft having separate devices movable with the shaft for feeding the paper packages to the horizontal surfaces of the. conveying means and for automatically discharging the paper packages after the tongues have been inserted therein.

3. In a machine of the character stated, the combination of aperforating mechanism for perforating a paper package, with mechanism for inserting a metallic tongue through the perforation in the paper package for holding the sheets thereof together as a unit, conveying means for successively feeding paper packages to the perforating mechanism and to the metallic tongue'in serting mechanism, means for intermittently operating the conveying means, the perforating mechanism and the metallic tongue inserting mechanism in timed relation with respect to each other, said conveying means comprising a'turret structure having receptacles arranged about its perimeter for receiving and holding the paper packages, and power devices for intermittently operating the turret whereby it has a step by step motion.

l. The invention according to claim 3, wherein the receptacles of the turretare box-shaped having their top and outer ends open and are so spaced in relation to each other that one of the receptacles will be in position below the perforating mechanism while another of the receptacles is in posi tion beneath the mechanism for inserting the tongue device through the paper package.

5. The invention according to claim 3, wherein means are provided for feeding the paper packages into the receptacles of the turret prior to their presentation to the perforating mechanism and for delivering the packages from the turret receptacles after they have left the metallic tongue inserting mechanism. v

6. In a machine of the character stated, the combination of a perforating mecha nism for perforating a paper package, with mechanism for inserting a metallic tongue through the perforation in the paper package for holding the sheets thereof together as a unit, conveying means for successively feeding paper packages to the perforating mechanism and to the metallic tongue inserting mechanism, means for intermittently operating the conveying means, the perforating mechanism and the metallic tongue inserting mechanism in timed relation with respect to each other, said conveying means comprising a turret structure having receptacles arranged about its perimeter for receiving and holding the paper packages, power devices for intermittently operating the turret whereby it has a step by step motion, means for feeding the paper packages to and into the receptacles of the turret structure in succession at a point prior to their presentation to the perforating mechanism, and means for delivering the completed packages from the turret receptacles after leaving the metallic tongue inserting mechanism, the feeding and delivery means being operatively connected so that a fresh package is introduced into one of the receptacles of the turret simultaneously with the delivery of a completed package from another of the receptacles thereof.

7. The invention according to claim .6, wherein further connecting and controlling means are provided between the means for feeding the paper packages into and from the receptacles of the turret and the means for operating the perforating mechanism, and metallic tongue insertin mechanism to insure all of said mechanlsms operating simultaneously and when the turret is stationary.

8. In amachine of the character stated, the combination of a perforating mechanism for perforating a paper package, with mechanism for inserting a metallic tongue through the perforation in the paper package for holding the sheets thereof together as a unit, conveying means for successively feeding paper packages to the perforating mechanism and to the metallic tongue inserting mechanism, means for intermittently operating the conveying means, the perforating mechanism and the metallic tongue inserting mechanism in timed relation with respect to each other, positively operated power devices for actuating the perforating mechanism, and means indirectly operated by the power devices and connecting with the perforating mechanism for operating .the metallic tongue inserting mechanism.

9. In a machine of the character stated, the combination of a perforating mecha nism for perforating a paper package, with mechanism for inserting a metallic tongue through'the perforation in the paper package for holding the sheets thereof together as a unit, conveying means for successively feeding paper packages to the perforating mechanism and to the metallic tongue inserting mechanism, means for intermittently operating the conveying means, the perforating mechanism and the metallic tongue inserting mechanism in timed relation with respect to each other, said perthe perforating blade during the perforation of the, paper, and means for putting the said hinged mechanism into action before the perforating blade enters the pack age of paper.

11. In a machine of the character stated, the combination of a perforating mechanism for perforating a paper package, with mechnism for inserting a metallic tongue through the perforation in the paper package for holding the sheets thereof together as a unit, conveying means for successively feeding paper packages to the perforating mechanism and to the metallic tongue inserting mechanism, means for intermittentlyoperating the conveying means, the perforating mechanism and the metallic'tongue inserting mechanism in timed relation with respect to each other, said mechanism for inserting the metallic tongue in the perforated paper package comprising a vertical guiding means for receiving and holding a plurality of the tongues and permitting them to be successivelybrought to a definite level, means for feeding the metallic tongue into position tobe driven downward through the perforated paper, and a vertically operable plunger for driving the In testimony. of which invention, I hereunto set my hand.

PHILIP D. PARSONS. 

